Category Archives: Rocket Propulsion
Staging
Rocket Propulsion: – Thrust – Conservation of Momentum – Impulse & Momentum – Combustion & Exhaust Velocity – Specific Impulse – Rocket Engines – Power Cycles – Engine Cooling – Solid Rocket Motors – Monopropellant Engines – Staging A multi stage rocket is a rocket with two or more stages, each … Continue reading
Monopropellant Engines
Rocket Propulsion: – Thrust – Conservation of Momentum – Impulse & Momentum – Combustion & Exhaust Velocity – Specific Impulse – Rocket Engines – Power Cycles – Engine Cooling – Solid Rocket Motors – Monopropellant Engines – Staging . By far the most widely used type of propulsion for spacecraft attitude … Continue reading
Solid Rocket Motors
Rocket Propulsion: – Thrust – Conservation of Momentum – Impulse & Momentum – Combustion & Exhaust Velocity – Specific Impulse – Rocket Engines – Power Cycles – Engine Cooling – Solid Rocket Motors – Monopropellant Engines – Staging Solid rockets motors store propellants in solid form. The fuel is typically … Continue reading
Engine Cooling
Rocket Propulsion: – Thrust – Conservation of Momentum – Impulse & Momentum – Combustion & Exhaust Velocity – Specific Impulse – Rocket Engines – Power Cycles – Engine Cooling – Solid Rocket Motors – Monopropellant Engines – Staging The heat created during combustion in a rocket engine is contained within … Continue reading
Power Cycles
Rocket Propulsion: – Thrust – Conservation of Momentum – Impulse & Momentum – Combustion & Exhaust Velocity – Specific Impulse – Rocket Engines – Power Cycles – Engine Cooling – Solid Rocket Motors – Monopropellant Engines – Staging Liquid bipropellant rocket engines can be categorized according to their power cycles, … Continue reading
Rocket Engines
Rocket Propulsion: – Thrust – Conservation of Momentum – Impulse & Momentum – Combustion & Exhaust Velocity – Specific Impulse – Rocket Engines – Power Cycles – Engine Cooling – Solid Rocket Motors – Monopropellant Engines – Staging A typical rocket engine consists of the nozzle, the … Continue reading
Specific Impulse
Rocket Propulsion: – Thrust – Conservation of Momentum – Impulse & Momentum – Combustion & Exhaust Velocity – Specific Impulse – Rocket Engines – Power Cycles – Engine Cooling – Solid Rocket Motors – Monopropellant Engines – Staging The specific impulse of a rocket, Isp, is the ratio of the thrust … Continue reading
Liquid Oxygen & Liquid Hydrogen
Liquid Oxygen & Liquid Hydrogen – Optimum Mixture Ratio Unlike other propellants, the optimum mixture ratio for liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen is not necessarily that which will produce the maximum specific impulse. Because of the extremely low density of liquid … Continue reading
Propellant Combustion Charts
Liquid Oxygen & Liquid Hydrogen Liquid Oxygen & Liquid Methane Liquid Oxygen & Ethyl Alcohol Liquid Oxygen & Kerosene Liquid Oxygen & UDMH Red-Fuming Nitric Acid & Kerosene Red-Fuming Nitric Acid & MMH Red-Fuming Nitric Acid & UDMH Nitrogen Tetroxide … Continue reading
Liquid Oxygen & Kerosene
Liquid Oxygen & Kerosene** n-Dodecane, C12H26Optimum Mixture Ratio Adiabatic Flame Temperature Gas Molecular Weight Specific Heat Ratio if you have appreciated this post, please click on the banner below, thanks.